The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-05-05
AT REST.

DIED-On Saturday evening at 5
O'Clock in Usage City, Kansas, of acute
peritonitis, Maria Edgeworth Mackay-
Noise, wife of Percy Noise, and daugh-
ter of Rev. and Mrs. Henry Mackay of
this place.
Upon receiving the sad news of his
beloved daughters death, Rev. Mac
kay left at once for Usage City to take
charge of the remains, which were
sunday afternoon brought to this city,
accompanied by the berieved husband,
Mrs. DR.. Shaw, sister of the deceased,
DR.. Mackay and L. C. Noise, and upon
arriving at this city, were conveyed to
the residence Of DR.. Mackay on Ninth
avenue.
The funeral was held monday morning
at 10 O'Clock from st. Andrews church,
which.had been handsomely decorated
with flowers and mourning by the la
dies of the J. Y. G. club, of which Mrs.
Noise was a member. Among the
flowers which decorated the chancel
railing were some beautiful Gala lilies
seeming in their purity, emblems of
the life of the departed. Designs of
crosses, anchors, wreathes, etc., of rare
flowers, were laid on the casket by the
hands of loving friends. The services
at the church were in the beautiful rit-
ual of the Protestant Episcopal church
and opened, as the casket was borne
into the church. by Rev. Ingalls, in the
col Tor IF
the Resurrection and the Life" The
choir, composed of Mrs. G. S. Cross,
Mrs. Captain Sommers, j. G. Burnett,
and p. G. Davidson, sang Downs
beautiful chant of the burial of the
dead. Rev. ingalls,, after reading a
portion of scripture made short and
touching address taking as his text,
''The bruised reed he will not break
and the smoking fax he will not
quench." His words bore to the many
friends, the sweet and gentle consola-
ton of our Saviours words, "Whom
the Lord loveth, he chastiseth. :"
Many sobs were heard throughout the
church, while these tender tributes
were paid to the memory of the Dead.
During the service the choir sang the
favorite hymns of the deceased lady,
ASLEEP in Jesus" and "Just as Am
Without One Plea" and closed by
singing Bradbury's "Cast Thy Burden
on the Lord After the service as the
church, the pail bearers, Messrs, J. j.
Buck, W. T. McCarty. j. G. Burnett,
L. F. Chapman, L. Schermerhorn and
Mr.. Messerve, bore the casket to the
hearse and the funeral cortege moved
to Maplewood cemetery, where the re-
mains were laid to rest.
| The bereaYed relatives have the sin
cere sympathy of the entire community
in their hour of affection. All deplore
the death OF one so lovely and soy0ung
The Welsh Baptist association, which
was in session and attended by all the
different WEIGH denominations OF
the city Sunday afternoon passed
resolutions of sympathy for the
sorrowing relatives.
There are few sadder events
in life than that of the death OF
one in the full prime of hel
womanhood. That old age should
sink gently the close of life and be laid to
to rest, is well, but that one SO young
and full of promise should be suddenly
taken from our midst is one of the mys
terious dispensations of Providence
that cannot be reasoned out, but tC
which we humbly bow and say "Thy
VIII be done.'' at rest. Yes, she is
at rest. The many sorrows, the trials
and disappointments of this life are
lifted from her shoulders by the loving
hands that welcome her to the gates
of Paradise. AS we stand by her silent
grave we know that she has gone from
us, but not forever. We shall meet
again where there will be no shadow OF
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